The Internet Is Loving This 9-Year-Old Who Shot Her Mom's Maternity Photos

Some women spend a lot of time and money hiring a photographer for their maternity photos. Some might even buy a new outfit (or two) for the express purpose of looking nice for their pregnancy pictures. Some might even don a crown of some kind and stand in a field and hope they look like a goddess instead of the mostly-beached whale that they feel like (unfortunately, my own photos resembled the latter.)

But if you're Alexandra Elle, an author and poet, you turn to your nine-year-old to both style and shoot your maternity photos — and then you sit back in awe at the beauty she creates.

And the Internet agreed with her, reacting in both admiration and downright amazement at this nine-year-old's creative ability (though, clearly, she gets it from her mama). Her tweets racked up over 278K likes and 7.8K re-tweets as fans far and wide marveled at the skills of her young photographer. "You look so beautiful and happy. She's right you know," tweeted one such fan.

"She did a great job, these turned out beautiful! Congrats on your pregnancy as well!" tweeted another.

Elle showcased more of her daughter's work on her Instagram page, where she posted two stunning black-and-white photos of her baby bump. The gorgeous mama also got pretty in-depth about her journey to self-care and loving herself, and it sounds like she's well-prepared to welcome another baby into the world.

Although Elle's daughter, Char, is now pretty Internet famous after her mom's photo shoot went viral, Elle wants to make sure she stays grounded. "Social media, top charts, their sales vs. yours — all that can make you feel like you're not doing enough. keep up w/ yourself. You're fine," she tweeted out that same day.

So what does Char think of all the glowing accolades her photos have received? "She has seen the response [to the photos] and she smiled big when I showed her," Elle told Cosmopolitan. "She's very proud of her work!"

As well she should be. And honestly, I have to say that as the mother of a nine-year-old daughter myself, I am constantly amazed at just how creative and talented the future generation really is. Turns out, they're just making the world more beautiful as they go along.

Chaunie is a former labor and delivery nurse, a mom of four, and a blogger at Tiny Blue Lines. She thinks pregnancy is amazing, women are strong, and that moms have the best (and most exhausting) job in the world.